Full name John W. Fischer U.S. Open T27: 1932 Died May 25, 1984 Masters Tournament DNP Role Golfer | Status Amateur Name John Fischer Nationality United States The Open Championship DNP | |
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Born March 10, 1912
Cincinnati, Ohio ( 1912-03-10 ) | ||
John W. Fischer (March 10, 1912 – May 25, 1984) was an American amateur golfer in the 1930s.
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Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He won the 1932 NCAA individual golf championship and the Big Ten Conference individual championship in 1932, 1933 and 1935 while playing at the University of Michigan. He also won the 1936 U.S. Amateur.
Fischer played on the Walker Cup team in 1934, 1936, and 1938, and captained the team in 1965.
Fischer was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1980 as part of the third induction class. Only one Michigan golfer (Chuck Kocsis) was inducted into the Hall of Honor before Fischer.
Tournament wins
this list may be incompleteResults timeline
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1934, pg. 12.
Source for 1938 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 25, 1938, pg. 21.
M = Medalist
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur